Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Brasília, Distrito Federal (Brazil)

IATA: BSB ICAO: SBBR

Longest Active Runway

10,827 ft

3,300 meters

Field Elevation

3,497 ft

1,066 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-15.8692°, -47.9208°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #401 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#638 of 7558

Top 8.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Brazil)

#4 of 9 in BR

#4 of 337 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BSB in numbers: 10,827 ft longest runway · tied #401 of 650 published · #638 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.7%) · #4 in Brazil.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

BSB lies at 1,066 m (3,497 ft), #77 of 650 published airports by elevation and 88.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,224 ft above the Brazil median (273 ft, 9 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BSB. Nearest published airport: Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF), 320 NM, 11,811 ft (984 ft longer than BSB); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,827 ft (3,300 m)

BSB runways: 11R/29L 10,827 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 11L/29R 10,499 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 9 in Brazil; GIG leads by 2,296 ft (13,123 ft). +8.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11R/29L	10,827 ft (3300 m / 3.300 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11L/29R	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →